Egg-shipping container.



E. T. NOWELL.

EGG SHIPPING CONTAINER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, 1914.-

Patented May 18, 1915.

E- 21% w WITNESSES iINI/ENT EIFWARB T. NOWELL, 0F STUTTS CITY, MISSOURI.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD T. NowELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Stotts City, in thecounty of Lawrence and- State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Egg-Shipping Containers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Mv invention relates to egg containers of the class having a separate-resilient cell for each egg.

' I In the following specification, reference is had to the accompanying drawings which are made a part of this application and in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation showing all of the cells filled but one. Fig. 2 is a plan view of part of a cell in an outside edge of the container. Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing two of the double helical springs in the center frame of thecontainer.

For convenience of description numerals will be used and the same numeral will be used throughout to indicate the same part.

The container is formed preferably of steel wire, a body portion composed of three superimposed and hingedly connected members, or frames 1 2 and 3 is formed to contain the egg carrying cells. The upper and lower members 1 and 3 are identical in structure having an edge 1 formed of wire of greater diameter than that of the wires forming the remainder of the member, extending around and inclosing the whole of said member and forming a base on which is constructed the frame intended to support and protect the egg carrying cells. Upon this edge 4 are fastened .wires 5 which are spaced to agree with the diameter of the cells and are carried on the same plane as that of the edge 4 and parallel with the sides thereof and to each other, to these wires the cells are fastened where they touch. The cells are also fastened to the heavy wire edge wherever they contact. Upon the edge 4 are fastened another set of wires 6 which extend parallel to the wires 5 but are carried over those parts of the egg-carrying cells which are inclosed in the members 1 and 3. Still another set of wires 7 are attached to the edge 4 and are carried over those parts of the egg-carrying cells in Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed mayfla, .1814. .flm'ial No. 841,585.

Patented May 18, 1915.

closed by the members 1 and 3 and at right angles to the wires 5 and 6. To said wire 7 the apex of the cells are fastened where the wires 6 and 7 cross. The said middle frame 2 is formed similarly to the frames 1 and 3 having a heavy wire edge 10 at the top and also another 11 at the bottom, across the spaces inclosed by these edge Wires are stretched wires (not shown) spaced to agree with the diameter of the cells and parallel to each other, similarly to the wires 5 in frames 1 and 3 but at right angles thereto. To these wires are attached the bases of the cells where the cells and said wires meet. The cellsare also attached to the edge wire where they contact.

The egg carrying cells 8 are composed of two helical springs 8 and 8 formed of wire. Two of said springs with their bases joined forming one cell. One half of a cell is carried by the upper frame 1 and one half of a cell is carried by the lower frame 3. The middle frame 2 of the body portion carries double helical springs 10 with the apex of the two half cells joined, each spring forming a complementary part of the egg carrying cells carried by the frames 1 and 3.

The container may be made to consist of any number of cells desired consistent with the purposes of the invention, usually a dozen or multiple thereof. The preferred form being that of a parallelogram.

The frames 1, 2 and? are hinged together in any preferred way as by the member 12 and at the opposite side of the container is provided the hooked members 13 which fasten the three frames at that point and for convenience in carrying the container two hand-holds or bails 14 are attached to the same side-as are the hook members.

From the foregoing description it will readily be seen that I have provided an eggcontainer supplying an individual, resilient cell for each egg and so constructed as to protect the egg from damage while being transported.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

An egg shipping container comprising a resilient body consisting of a fabricated rectangular portion, oppositely acting fastenin members attached to one end thereof, double helical springs carried thereby, cooperating fabricated members, single helical springs carried by said cooperating mem- I bers adapted to oofipemte with the double In testimony'whereof I havesigned my helical springs when the members are in name to this specification in the'presence of. closed position and bails attached to the ends two subscribing witnesses.

of the cooperating members, opposite to the e EDWARD T. NOWELL. i hinged end thereof whereby said members Witnesses:

are drawn toward each other when handled Mm STOTTS,

by the bails". ALVA HILL. 

